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The Teaching Staff Continued Professional Development Programme (CPD) 2026-2027
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T H E T E AC H I N G S TAF F C O N T I N U E D PRO F ESSIONA L DEV ELOP MENT P ROGRA MME
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CPD at The Crypt School • Steps away from a ‘one size fits all’ approach, creating
• Allows for external input from providers and
content for teachers that integrates their day-to-day
specialists within the school and provides multiple,
experiences and aspirations for their pupils.
diverse perspectives.
• Aligns professional development processes, content
• Empowers teachers through collaboration and peer
and activities ensuring there is a logical thread
learning: teachers should have opportunities to work
between the various components of the programme
together within their own schools and with colleagues
and creating opportunities for teacher learning.
in other schools, to refine new approaches and tackle
• Considers both subject knowledge and subject-specific pedagogy in order to achieve the full potential of CPD with clarity around learners’ progress. In addition,
teaching and learning challenges. • Has been designed in collaboration with colleagues to meet their needs.
content and activities help teachers understand how pupils learn, both generally and in specific subject areas. • Includes explicit discussions, experimenting and testing ideas in the classroom and analysis of and reflection around the evidence and relevant assessment data.
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T H E T E AC H I N G S TAF F C O N T I N U E D PRO F ESSIONA L DEV ELOP MENT P ROGRA MME
a) The mandatory programme (5 days) Date
Topics
Value
b) All new staff will attend the induction sessions
Lead Staff
Attendance
Induction sessions will occur in June, September and extend into Term 1 to ensure they have a full induction into The Crypt School’s culture, ethos, working practices
Monday 1st September
INSET Day 1:
1 day
SLT & HoDs
All staff
Safeguarding, T & L, SEND, Digital Strategy, Cybersecurity training (Every HR) - Mandatory
to them by the School’s Training Manager. ECTs also follow their own programme (the ECT Framework) under the direction of the School’s Training Manager.
Prevent training (EveryHR) Mandatory
Monday 2nd November
INSET Day 2:
This programme will be shared in due course.
1 day
SLT & HODs
All staff
Adaptive teaching & metacognition Digital strategy Sexual harassment training (EveryHR) - Mandatory
Twilight
Two twilight sessions:
and expectations; a separate programme will be issued
c) All teaching staff will follow the CPD Pathway (equivalent to 10 hours)
½ day each
SLT, SENDCo, CALL team, HODs
All teaching staff
External courses are taken on top of an individual’s mandatory 5 days of CPD commitment (unless part of
3 hours
Session 1 - Adaptive teaching & Oracy
SG, CG, CALL team and HoDs
manager and the Senior Deputy Headteacher via the Every CPD platform.
Session 2 - HoD-led CPD (department focussed)
Possible courses that are likely to be approved include: • Master’s courses – particularly those which include a
3:25 - 4:55pm
school-based project, and which therefore contribute to wider school development, as well as an individual’s 1 day
SLT & HODs
All teaching staff
practice and career development • NPQ courses – these nationally accredited courses are usually seen as mandatory for those who wish to progress into middle and senior leadership for
Part of new staff induction
SLT
New staff only
example: NPQH - Headship NPQSL - Senior Leadership NPQSenco - Senco
Please note: all full-time colleagues must attend at least 5 full days of (in-house) professional development during the academic year; part-time colleagues will do pro-rata but are expected to attend all whole-school mandatory INSET days which occur if they are teaching on the day whole-school INSET is provided. We offer a wide range of voluntary courses through our Every HR CPD application. Further courses can be requested to the Senior Deputy Headteacher
Every system. A course evaluation must be completed following the course and discussed with the relevant line manager. We encourage sharing best practice so professional discussions are expected to take place after completing a CPD course.
d) Becoming an examiner The School encourages its teaching staff to consider
The School will allow release of teachers who are working as examiners.
e) Visits to other schools, work shadowing and coaching is also available and encouraged Please contact the Senior Deputy Headteacher to request these CPD options.
Performance Development (Appraisal) & CPD All colleagues will develop a CPD training programme (with their line managers) at the end of term 6 and at the start of September considering exam results, their previous year’s PD, whole-school and departmental
NPQLBC - Leading Behaviour and Culture
development priorities and their own professional needs
NPQLL - Leading Literacy
and career ambitions.
NPQLT - Leading Teaching
Links to other documents:
NPQLTD - Leading Teacher Development NPQEL - Executive Leadership
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relevant CPD Request Form is located on the CPD
that practitioner’s teaching practice in school.
to the individual’s CPD training programme as set out
TrainingAllElearning.xlsx
Headteacher and the relevant line manager. The
twilight sessions) which will commence in Term 1.
an individual’s directed CPD) and will need to be linked
Induction – 6 x sessions for all new members of staff
after approval has been granted by the Senior Deputy
well as how it is assessed with resultant strengthening of
courses must be agreed with that individual’s line
Induction: new staff as per
External courses need to be booked by the individual
excellent insight into the specification being taught as
3.25 - 5:55 pm
7 x 1 hr CPD sessions
regular webinars that colleagues can easily attend.
after school from 3:25-4:25pm or 3:25 - 4:55pm (mini
in their performance development record. External
In-House CPD Pathway
specification course and so on. Exam boards now hold
In-house CPD pathways will run on a weekday evening
Session 2 - School improvement Plan
Two mini sessions:
examination feedback days, course updates, new to a
becoming an examiner: examining grants teachers an
Session 1 - SEND
Mini twilight
• Exam board courses – these courses take the form of
The Crypt School - teacher standards, career development and the teacher pay range 2026-27 .docx
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C AM PAI G N F O R T HE C REAT IV E A ND P ERF ORMING A RT S
The Crypt School in-house CPD programmes 2026-2027 Teaching and Learning pathway All staff are expected to follow this programme. The sessions will be covered in the Twilights and then followed up in departments in the following CPD session. Lead: CG and the call team
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Session Focus
Delivered on
Lead
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Inset day: • Digital strategy • Safeguarding - updates - KCSIE 2026 - 27 • T & L - adaptive teaching • SEND • Cybersecurity training (Every HR) - Mandatory • Prevent training (EveryHR) - Mandatory
1/9/26
JR, GH, CG, NP
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CPD 1 (1 ½ hrs) • Adaptive Teaching & oracy
17/9/26
SG, CG and the Call Team
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CPD 2 (1 hr) • Departmental planning resources / activities
24/9/26
SG, CG and the Call Team
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CPD 3 (1 hr) • Reflection on actions taken from CPD 1
8/10/26
SG, CG and the Call Team
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Inset Day: 2 hours - Adaptive teaching • Hour 1 - 1 hour cross-dept time. (5 mins in hall to explain, 40 minutes in groups, 10 minutes feedback) • Hour 2 - Adaptive teaching & metacognition - link to learner traits. (15 mins in hall, 45 mins in departments) 2 hours - digital strategy - AI 1 hour - Sexual harassment training (EveryHR)
2/11/26
SG, CG and the Call Team
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CPD 4 (1 hr) • Department Metacognition Planning
12/11/26
SG, CG and the Call Team
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Staff Twilight (2 ½ hrs) • SEND focus
3/12/26
NP & AHa
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CPD 5 (1 hr) • Department - Metacognition Reflection time
17/12/26
SG, CG and the Call Team
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CPD 6 (1 hr) • Embedding oracy (in departments)
28/1/27
SG, CG and the Call Team
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CPD 7 (1 hr) • Embedding metacognition
18/3/27
SG, CG and the Call Team
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Staff Twilight (2 ½ hrs) • School strategy • SIP workshops
22/4/27
NCD & SLT
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CPD 8 (1 ½ hrs) • HoD-led CPD (department focussed) - something to improve the skills within the department. Must be training focussed.
13/5/27
Individual Heads of Department
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CPD 9 (1 hr) • Reflection
27/5/27
SG, CG and the Call Team
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New staff training - Term 1 2026
Voluntary development sessions
3rd Sept
8th Sept
10th Sept
15th Sept
17th Sept
Term 1
8th Sept Pastoral / Diversity
22nd Sept SEND
30th Sept Google training Google AI tools
6th Oct T&L
Thursday Lunchtime 1:30 – 2:00
Tuesday – after school 3:25 - 4:25
Thursday Lunchtime 1:30 – 2:00
Tuesday – after school 3:25 - 4:25
Thursday Lunchtime 1:30 – 2:00
Term 2
10th Nov SLT
24th Nov T&L
8th Dec AI
Bromcom
SEND
Registration
Who’s who
Pastoral Care and Inclusion
Google drive induction
Timetable
SSPs
The role of the Tutor
Effective use of Google suite
Behaviour, Attitudes & Attendance
25th Nov Google training - integrating Gemini across Docs, Gmail, Slides and Classroom
Cover
How to raise concerns
Term 3
5th Jan SLT
19th Jan SEND
20th Jan Google training - Write prompts and evaluate outputs
2nd Feb Pastoral / Diversity
Term 4
23rd Feb SLT
3rd March Google training - Bringing AI into your practice
9th March T&L
23rd March AI
Term 5
20th April RBs - Writing UCAS references
4th May SEND
5th May Google training Gemini certified Educator exam
18th May Pastoral / Diversity
Classes Photos etc
Where to find information
Digital signature (GT)
Inclusion (SEN)
SG
NP
Pastoral team roles & Support Workers
Crypt behaviour and attitude expectations Attendance and punctuality expectations
Monday briefings MyConcern Inclusion (Diversity, PP etc) GH
NB
MB
22nd Sept
24th Sept
29th Sept
1st Oct
8th Oct
Tuesday – after school 3:25 - 4:25
Thursday Lunchtime 1:30 – 2:00
Tuesday – after school 3:25 - 4:25
Thursday Lunchtime 1:30 – 2:00
Thursday Lunchtime 1:30 – 2:00
Academic Life at The Crypt
Teaching & Learning
Sixth Form and Personal Development
Unifrog & General Induction information
Staff wellbeing + school procedures
Sixth Form Pastoral team
Emailed from Phil Stanlake
Curriculum, SIP Targets Assessment schedule / protocols, Marking policy
Crypt School’s approach to teaching, literacy and digital strategy T&L Focus for the year
Report writing
Behaviour
20th Oct AI
Review of Induction Lunch with the Headmaster
Expectations Detentions
Crypt Learner Traits
Supervised & home study Enrichment / EDGE award Prefects & Student Executive
SG
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CG
RBs
CWG/PS
NCD
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